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OEwaves Inc. has been awarded a contract by DARPA to develop a multi-function and reduced SWAP optical SIGINT receiver prototype that will significantly improve system configurability and platform compatibility for future SIGINT and EW systems. OEwaves will develop the photonic receiver front-end, and in collaboration with ITT, demonstrate the receiver system that will meet the stringent performance and SWAP requirements in the DARPA contract.

"This is an exciting opportunity to apply our unique microwave photonics technology and realize a high performance receiver with a fraction of the size and power requirements of conventional technology," said Lute Maleki, president and CEO of OEwaves Inc. "Such a receiver can also significantly expand the capability of future sensor suites for UAVs and other small platforms."

The impact of such a low SWAP and highly reconfigurable optical SIGINT receiver includes, but is not limited to: reduced system EMI susceptibility, compact payloads for UAV applications, system transitioning capability between radar and EW operations, and various jammer applications and operational benefits.